Neuroscientists find the internal workings of next-word prediction models resemble those of language-processing centers in the brain. In the past few years, artificial intelligence models…
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A Harpegnathos saltator worker captured in an aggressive display (open mandibles) aimed at the photographer. Credit: Karl Glastad (Berger Lab) Depending on the outcome of…
A computer network closely modeled on part of the human brain is enabling new insights into the way our brains process moving images — and…
Healthy people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline in mental ability that worsens…
At 11:00 am ET today (November 1, 2021), the results will be released for research that studied Incidence of blood clot in brain after Johnson…
For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that…
Consuming Amino LP7, a specific combination of essential amino acidsAmino acids are a set of organic compounds used to build proteins. There are about 500…
Mini-brain organoids showing cortex-like structures. Credit: Andras Lakatos/University of Cambridge Cambridge researchers have developed ‘mini brains’ that allow them to study a fatal and untreatable…
Abnormal levels of beta-amyloid protein in the brain form plaques (brown in this illustration) between neurons, disrupting cells. Tau protein can form tangles (blue) within…
When and why did human brains decrease in size 3,000 years ago? New study may have found clues within ants. The brain is the most…
A new study finds that our brain cells rely on a circuit of inhibitory neurons to help ensure that the same images are represented consistently.…
Scientists studying the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor in adults have discovered a new way of analyzing diseased and healthy cells from…
Our DNADNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule composed of two long strands of nucleotides that coil around each other to form a double helix.…
Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long…
Study in animals suggests omega-3 supplement may reduce effects. Four weeks on a diet of highly processed food led to a strong inflammatory response in…
Dedicated circuits evaluate uncertainty in the brain, preventing it from using unreliable information to make decisions. As we interact with the world, we are constantly…
An anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline in mental ability that…
“I think about it every day and dream about it at night. It’s been my whole life for five years now,” says Enrico Amico, a…
New research reveals microglia, immune cells in the brain, are critical “support staff,” tending the vessels and even regulating blood flow. University of Virginia School…
What do synchronized vibrations add to the mind/body question? Why is my awareness here, while yours is over there? Why is the universe split in…